Post AWrk7pljMI8F4w3oEC by jab01701mid@universeodon.com
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 (DIR) Post #AWrk7jT4mje3XLHpJo by dangillmor@mastodon.social
       2023-06-19T23:07:32Z
       
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       I can't say whether Facebook joining the fediverse (ditto Google, which won't want to miss this opportunity) will kill or absorb the fediverse, though it's obviously and rationally something to worry about.But preemptively blocking them -- and the people already using them -- from your instance guarantees less relevance for the fediverse.It also guarantees, if my instance joins such a boycott, that I'll find a new instance.
       
 (DIR) Post #AWrk7k7qLAFrZmMNrU by SpaceLifeForm@infosec.exchange
       2023-06-19T23:20:30Z
       
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       @dangillmor There is no reason to panic.It may actually be useful because the users will probably learn something, and then decide to abandon FB and move to another instance.
       
 (DIR) Post #AWrk7pljMI8F4w3oEC by jab01701mid@universeodon.com
       2023-06-19T23:11:32Z
       
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       @dangillmor FWIW, I'm not afraid of Meta and Google interacting with the #Fediverse Because regardless of their activities, you control your social media graph and connections. It's "portable" even if you leave their instance.That's the power which they cannot take away. But they will somehow try.